And then there were 16.
The first two rounds of the men’s NCAA Tournament are in the books, and outside a few exciting upsets — like McNeese over Clemson, Drake over Missouri and Arkansas over St. John’s — it’s been mostly chalk city.
That probably won’t change this Thursday and Friday.
My first-round bets finished 4-3 last week, and I’m betting three more games in the coming days. Remember, this space isn’t the place for a million picks or five-leg parlays. These will always be the games I love the most.
Let’s go to work.
Duke (-9, O/U 153.5) vs. Arizona
Be careful with these upper-echelon teams catching big numbers. Could Caleb Love and Arizona shoot their way to a cover? Sure, but bookmakers are clearly more than fine offering all those points. I’ve said…
